Abshiro Soka Halake

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• 3 Aug 2021 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 3 Aug 2021 in Senate: these gaps that we need to make sure are not used in the Law of Succession Act to circumvent the gains that pastoralist communities and Community Land Act has provided to pastoralist women for instance. The existing Act also fails to effectively protect women from harmful practices. The Act also fails to recognize the new property regime because a lot has changed since 1981 such as the establishment of the National Land Policy of 2009, The Promulgation of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 and the enactment of the land and property related laws are all at loggerheads with the law ... view
• 3 Aug 2021 in Senate: these gaps that we need to make sure are not used in the Law of Succession Act to circumvent the gains that pastoralist communities and Community Land Act has provided to pastoralist women for instance. The existing Act also fails to effectively protect women from harmful practices. The Act also fails to recognize the new property regime because a lot has changed since 1981 such as the establishment of the National Land Policy of 2009, The Promulgation of the Constitution of Kenya 2010 and the enactment of the land and property related laws are all at loggerheads with the law ... view
• 3 Aug 2021 in Senate: The Act must therefore conform to the current regime. For example, with the Matrimonial Property Act, 2013 in place, the Act should recognize matrimonial property and make provisions for its distribution upon the death of the spouse. The Constitution calls upon Parliament under Article 68(2)(6) to protect the dependents of the deceased persons holding interest in any land, including the interest of spouses in actual occupation of land which is yet to be achieved. There is a gap in the Law of Succession Act (Cap. 160) of the existing laws. Those concerns became a concern for women of this country ... view
• 3 Aug 2021 in Senate: The Act must therefore conform to the current regime. For example, with the Matrimonial Property Act, 2013 in place, the Act should recognize matrimonial property and make provisions for its distribution upon the death of the spouse. The Constitution calls upon Parliament under Article 68(2)(6) to protect the dependents of the deceased persons holding interest in any land, including the interest of spouses in actual occupation of land which is yet to be achieved. There is a gap in the Law of Succession Act (Cap. 160) of the existing laws. Those concerns became a concern for women of this country ... view
• 3 Aug 2021 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 3 Aug 2021 in Senate: The electronic version of the Senate Hansard Report is for information purposesonly. A certified version of this Report can be obtained from the Hansard Editor, Senate. view
• 3 Aug 2021 in Senate: In addition, the Act is silent on violation that women and children go through after the death of their spouses. We all know how widows are chased out of their homes by relatives who then due to patriarchy or other considerations decide that they are more entitled to the properties than the widow. They strip the widows of the assets, evict and even abuse them physically and mentally. Some of them are forcefully inherited. The Protection against Domestic Act, No. 2 of 2015 prohibits certain violations against widows and the Act should have specific provisions creating offences and penalties that ... view
• 3 Aug 2021 in Senate: In addition, the Act is silent on violation that women and children go through after the death of their spouses. We all know how widows are chased out of their homes by relatives who then due to patriarchy or other considerations decide that they are more entitled to the properties than the widow. They strip the widows of the assets, evict and even abuse them physically and mentally. Some of them are forcefully inherited. The Protection against Domestic Act, No. 2 of 2015 prohibits certain violations against widows and the Act should have specific provisions creating offences and penalties that ... view
• 27 Jul 2021 in Senate: On a point of order, Mr. Speaker, Sir. Is it in order for a Member of the ruling party to ask who the Government is? I was confused when my good friend and Senator for Meru County asked who the Government is when the last time I checked, he is a high standing member of the ruling party. He should be telling us who Government is and not asking us. Is it in order for him to ask who the Government is? view